Wednesday, 19 May 2010

Still going strong by the sewing machine.Thought I'd post pictures of my revamped beach bagwhile I have my coffee break.I bought this shmatteh beach bag in a charity shop inGolders Green earlier this year and it's been laying inmy "to do pile" ever since but I finally finished it today.I just removed the tacky fabric and rope and replacedit with something that goes much better with most ofmy summer/beach wear.

Tuesday, 18 May 2010

I'm stuck by the sewing machine today.Have loads of stuff to do before I leave for Spainon Sunday but I really enjoy it.

I forgot to post my Hemsby finds earlier today!

Earrings, £3.

Bag, £3.

This has nothing to do with what I got at Hemsbybut it is my very latest find and I thought I'd postit as well...I found this bangle in my favorite local charity shopthis morning. I popped in after my swimming sessionto give them tons of stuff that didn't sell at the bootsale.The two ladies at the counter admired my waist andsaid that they used to have one in the 1950's. :))

I'm back after a long terrible weekend in Hemsby.This was hopefully my last Hemsby ever!It was way too cold, too much bloody drama, badsound, crappy bands and so on...Spent a total of £6 the entire weekend and I didn'tdrink a single drop of alcohol.Didn't make as much on the boot sale as I wishedbut at least I got spending money for Screamin'.I do sound like a very boring person, don't I?

Anyway, it was very nice to see Elaine again and Ithink she liked my hen night gift.I found this cute lady monkey at a boot sale and Iknew then and there that I wanted to turn her intoa pirate, with an outfit that matched mine.

I got my outfit for under £1!I made the skirt out of a little girl's dress I got at aboot sale for 20 pence, the white top was 50 penceand the sword 10 pence, also from a boot sale.My eye patch was made out of scrap material.I already had the corset and boots in my closet so Idon't put them into count.

Elaine was totally stunning!Wish she had the hat on in this picture.

Here's the monkey! Isn't she cute?!I made it all myself, the sword was made out of tinfoil and black duck tape.

Tuesday, 11 May 2010

I've been very busy today, finished a present for mysweet girl Elaine's hen night that's on Friday and alsothe costume for the evening, the theme is pirate girls.I will post pictures of these creations after Hemsbyrock n' roll weekender, I know that Elaine does readmy blog and I do not want to spoil the surprise.

I finished a couple of skirts last week that I made outof little girl's dresses.Unfortunately I didn't take any before pictures but Ihope that doesn't matter too much.My favorite is the blue gingham skirt, I made the twoheart shaped pockets myself.

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And I got a little present in the post today!Sweet Ulrika sent me this really cool brooch, I can'tdescribe in words how much I love it.Thank you so much!

Sunday, 9 May 2010

You won't believe how much stuff I got home today!The sky was very gray this morning and there was afew drops of rain and freezing cold but that didn't stopus from going to two car boot sales.I was lucky to get my hands on 8 meters of a stunningyellow vintage Chinese fabric, some flamenco dolls anda few pieces of clothing and loads more.What you see is just a fraction of what I got today!

Saturday, 8 May 2010

We wanted to celebrate VE Day by doing somethingwe both enjoy, road trips and scout for finds!Since the weather was bad and our favorite Saturdaycar boot sale was cancelled we decided to have a lookfor jumble/church sales in the area.We were a bit last minute so we only had time for onechurch sale and then we went to my favorite vintagestore to have a look around.

You know me, I rarely come home empty handed.This is the finds of the day...

1950's kitchen steps, £12. (136 Kr, $17.70, €14)I've wanted one for so long and this one is just perfect!Managed to haggle it down from £20.

Thursday, 6 May 2010

I'm totally hopeless!I've been so utterly busy lately and I don't like itwhen I can't spare five minutes for my blog or foryours too more importantly.

I've been sorting through my wardrobe and myshoes collection and even sorted up on the loft.I now have tons to sell on Hemsby boot sale nextweek.I will however let you, my dear readers, get theopportunity to buy my stuff too.I started a new blog yesterday where I will sellmy shoes to begin with.I will try to post stuff on there as soon as I can!

I don't really have anything more to say, otherthan here's some bits I picked up at a boot saleon Monday.

Saturday, 1 May 2010

Sorry about the lack of posts, I've been very busy withsome projects this week.I've been slacking off for a while and it was about timeI finished what I've started.

I started swimming yesterday, I'm not very good at itbut I do my best, at least it's very good exercise.I measured myself this morning and I only have a fewmillimeter until my waist is 23 inches. Can't wait!

And of course I went to a car boot sale this morning!It was sunny but there was a lot of dark clouds in thesky so there wasn't many sellers that dared to set upso therefore not many finds.These are my favorites though...

LP's, 50 pence each. (5.50 Kr, $0.80, €0.60)It's not often I buy records at boot sales nowadays but Ijust couldn't resist The Cramps for that price!

Pink gingham top, £1. (11 Kr, $1.50, €1.15)This top is soo cute on, I need to take a pic of me wearingit when I washed it!

WHO IS MISS RASCAL?

I'm a Jewish dame from Sweden who got swept off my feet by a brown eyed handsome man (musician, of course) and ended up here in the UK almost 8 years ago. I'm obsessed with the 1940's
and 1950's, my home is filled to the brim with goodies from that era.
I design and create vintage style jewelry and accessories.
In my free time I'm a magpie, I really love scouting for vintage bargains. I do try to reduce my carbon foot print and spend as little as possible, therefore I rather buy vintage and second hand. This blog is my personal space where I write about my frugal lifestyle, finds and creations. Hopefully you will be inspired to do something creative too.